Chapter 33 — Why Can't He
The two men stood in the granary yard for a long moment, and neither of them reached for anything.
"You're bleeding on your own doorpost," Ryker said.
"I'll mend it."
"I meant the hand." He didn't move closer. "I'm not going to ask you about it. I want that on the record, Alpha. Whatever that was, it's yours, and I've got no business in it."
Kade laughed once, without humor. "You know exactly what it was."
"I know what it looked like." Ryker's face didn't change. "I also know I've been in this valley four hours and I've already been told three different versions of your history by three different people, none of whom were in the room for any of it. So I'll wait and get it from you or her or nobody." He tilted his head at the ruined post. "But I'd get that ha
